Service difficulty report · Pseu · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
July 23, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Part
Pseu
Part number
301450601
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
32,460 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) "ON TAKEOFF, MOVED THE GEAR LEVER TO THE UP POSITION. ALL GEAR LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED EXCEPT THE N. DOOR AMBER LIGHT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, THE LDG GEAR INOP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST, ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED UPON MOVING THE GEAR SELECTION HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. PSEU FAULTS FOUND NGDRCL NEAR GAP TOO SMALL, L ESS 1 PWR 1 FAIL, L ESS 2 PWR 1 FAIL, R MAIN PWR 1 FAIL AND 16 FAULTS FOR SPARE 1C THRU SPARE 8C FAR TOO SMALL AND NEAR GAP TOO SMALL. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. ON INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION ATTEMPT, THE NOSE GEAR DOORS OPENED AND INDICATED OPEN. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS ON THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL WENT DARK. THE NLG AND MLG FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE MLG DOORS DID NOT OPEN. AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN THE NLG DOORS CLOSED AND ALL GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ALL SUBSEQUENT GEAR RETRACTIONS WERE NORMAL. ADJUSTMENT OF NGDRCL PROX SENSOR. FOR PWR FAIL FAULTS, WIRING CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED PSEU DUE TO MULTIPLE PWR FAILS AND SPARE C FAULTS. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF L/G PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM, OPS TEST GOOD, A/C RTS (TC# 20190816003)